HAVE you ever flown to an airport and realised you’re nowhere near the city it’s named after?
These seven airports have the name of the city in the title, but in some cases are as far as 78 miles away from their namesake.
Airport transfer experts, SCS Chauffeurs, have flagged several European airports where the name can be misleading for first-time visitors.
Furthest away from its namesake is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport which is 78 miles away from the German city.
In fact, it’s closer to Luxembourg in location.
Holidaymakers who land in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport will then have to take an hour and a half car journey to get to the city centre.
If you’re wondering why airports don’t use more local names – it’s actually designed to help recognition when booking flights.
And being so far from the actual city does have some perks, like cheaper flights as you’ll find that lots of airlines heading to these airports are the likes of Wizz Air, and Ryanair.
In January, a one-way direct flight from London Heathrow to Frankfurt am Main Airport right in the city centre starts from £70 with British Airways.
Whereas a flight in January to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport from London Stansted starts from £15 with Ryanair.
Another is Oslo-Torp Airport which is 68 miles southwest of Oslo.
So if you fly there for an easy trip to Norway‘s capital, expect an extra hour and a half transfer on top of it.
In Germany, Memmingen Airport which is sometimes called ‘Munich West’ is 72 miles away from the centre of Munich.
A one-way ticket from Manchester to Memmingen Airport in January can cost as little as £13 with Ryanair.
Whereas if you fly straight into the city from Manchester landing at Munich Airport, the cheapest one-way ticket is £47 with easyJet.
It’s similar for Stockholm Skavsta Airport which is 62 miles south of Stockholm.
Over in Spain, Barcelona-Reus Airport is also 62 miles outside of the city.
However in this case, it’s worth just heading straight to Barcelona Airport as flights are as little as £17 with Ryanair in January.
Meanwhile, Barcelona-Reus Airport doesn’t operate flights until March which start from £18.
If you’re heading to Paris, check whereabouts you’re flying into as Paris–Beauvais Airport (BVA) is 53 miles away from the capital.
The closest airport to the centre of Paris is Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Another is the Düsseldorf-Weeze Airport which is 50 miles outside of the city – very close to the border with Holland.
From this airport it would take just under an hour to get into Düsseldorf both on the train or by car.
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